Saturday, September 5
Williamsburg, Va.
1:00 PM
College of Charleston
at
William & Mary
Charleston Travels to William & Mary
9/4/2026 11:13:00 AM | Men's Soccer
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – The Charleston men's soccer team will play its first road match of the season at William & Mary Saturday afternoon, with kickoff set for 1 p.m.
MATCH #4 — College of Charleston (2-0-1, 1-0-0) at William & Mary (1-2-1, 0-0-1) | Saturday, September 5 | 1 p.m. | Martin Family Stadium at Albert-Daly Field | Williamsburg, Va.
FAN INFO — Tickets to the match can be purchased here. The match will not be streamed, however, live stats and all other pertinent information and/or updates can be found on the Charleston men's soccer team's schedule page on cofcsports.com.
QUICK KICKS — Charleston has started the 2026 season 2-0-1 and 1-0 in CAA play. The Cougars defeated the Campbell Camels 2-1 in their conference opener last Friday thanks to goals by Stian Bendvold and Michiharu Takanashi. CofC continues CAA play Saturday afternoon at William & Mary.
Charleston is led by Keith Wiggans who is entering his seventh season at the helm of the Cougars. Wiggans' assistant coaches are Jet Terry (2nd season), Ernesto Aguinaga-Hernandez (2nd season) and Jake Douvas (1st season). Anissa Williams also enters her first season with the Cougars as the team's Head of Data Analytics.
LORD LENERT— Matt Lenert has had an incredible start to the 2026 season. After earning spots on the MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List and the Preseason CAA Team, Lenert wasted no time making his mark in his senior season.
The Falls Church, Virginia native had a standout performance against FGCU (8/23). Lenert scored twice against the Eagles, including the game-winner in the 86th minute, and tabbed an assist. The brace was the second of Lenert's career, while his game-winner was the fourth of his career. Through the first three matches, Lenert leads the Cougars with eight points and is shooting an impressive .429 on the young season. Additionally, Lenert has scored or assisted on all but one of the Cougars' six goals so far this year.
For his efforts during the opening week, Lenert was named to the Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week and earned the CAA Offensive Player of the Week award.
AWARDS AND ACCOLADES — Charleston has earned the first two CAA Offensive Player of the Week awards this year. Most recently, junior midfielder/forward Stian Bendvold earned the honor after recording a match-high three points, scoring one goal and assisting on another to help Charleston start CAA play 1-0.
Additionally, senior forward Matt Lenert was named the CAA Offensive Player of the Week (8/24) after an impressive opening week to the 2026 season. During the first week of the year, Lenert scored or assisted on all four Cougar goals, totaling three goals, one assist and a game-winner against FGCU to help the Cougars start the season 1-0-1.
SCOUTING WILLIAM & MARY — Following a 2-10-4 2025 campaign, William & Mary is 1-2-1 so far this season. The Tribe drew 1-1 at Elon to open CAA play. William & Mary was picked fifth in the CAA South Division preseason poll, while junior midfielder Thor Sigurjonsson collected a preseason CAA honorable mention nod.
MATCHUP HISTORY — Charleston is 5-13-3 all-time against William & Mary. The Cougars won both matches against the Tribe in 3-1 fashion last season. Charleston has won the last three contests between the two schools and hasn't lost to William & Mary since 2021.
THE WIGGANS FILE — Keith Wiggans enters his seventh season as head coach at his alma mater in 2026 after being promoted from associate head coach in December 2019.
Wiggans spent 11 seasons serving under his college coach and the program's all-time winningest coach, Ralph Lundy, who retired in following the 2019 season. Wiggans was an assistant coach for nine years and associate head coach for two seasons before taking over the program. He was part of the staff which won the Southern Conference title and made its fifth appearance in the NCAA Tournament in 2010.
Wiggans' Head Coaching Record
LAST TIME OUT — Led by Stian Bendvold, the College of Charleston men's soccer team opened CAA play with a gritty 2-1 victory over Campbell Friday night at Shea Family Fields in Awendaw, S.C.
Bendvold opened the scoring in the 14th minute, lacing a shot into the top right corner of the net to give the Cougars a 1-0 advantage. Campbell quickly answered to level the match, but Bendvold responded in the 37th minute by connecting with Michiharu Takanashi for Charleston's second goal of the night, the goal that proved to be the game-winner.
UP NEXT — Charleston returns home for a non-conference contest against Winthrop at 6 p.m. Tuesday, September 8. The match will be broadcast on FloCollege and links to live stats and streams can be found on the Charleston men's soccer page on cofcsports.com.
For complete coverage of Charleston men's soccer, follow us on X (@CofCSoccer) and Instagram (@CofCSoccer).
MATCH #4 — College of Charleston (2-0-1, 1-0-0) at William & Mary (1-2-1, 0-0-1) | Saturday, September 5 | 1 p.m. | Martin Family Stadium at Albert-Daly Field | Williamsburg, Va.
FAN INFO — Tickets to the match can be purchased here. The match will not be streamed, however, live stats and all other pertinent information and/or updates can be found on the Charleston men's soccer team's schedule page on cofcsports.com.
QUICK KICKS — Charleston has started the 2026 season 2-0-1 and 1-0 in CAA play. The Cougars defeated the Campbell Camels 2-1 in their conference opener last Friday thanks to goals by Stian Bendvold and Michiharu Takanashi. CofC continues CAA play Saturday afternoon at William & Mary.
Charleston is led by Keith Wiggans who is entering his seventh season at the helm of the Cougars. Wiggans' assistant coaches are Jet Terry (2nd season), Ernesto Aguinaga-Hernandez (2nd season) and Jake Douvas (1st season). Anissa Williams also enters her first season with the Cougars as the team's Head of Data Analytics.
LORD LENERT— Matt Lenert has had an incredible start to the 2026 season. After earning spots on the MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List and the Preseason CAA Team, Lenert wasted no time making his mark in his senior season.
The Falls Church, Virginia native had a standout performance against FGCU (8/23). Lenert scored twice against the Eagles, including the game-winner in the 86th minute, and tabbed an assist. The brace was the second of Lenert's career, while his game-winner was the fourth of his career. Through the first three matches, Lenert leads the Cougars with eight points and is shooting an impressive .429 on the young season. Additionally, Lenert has scored or assisted on all but one of the Cougars' six goals so far this year.
For his efforts during the opening week, Lenert was named to the Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week and earned the CAA Offensive Player of the Week award.
AWARDS AND ACCOLADES — Charleston has earned the first two CAA Offensive Player of the Week awards this year. Most recently, junior midfielder/forward Stian Bendvold earned the honor after recording a match-high three points, scoring one goal and assisting on another to help Charleston start CAA play 1-0.
Additionally, senior forward Matt Lenert was named the CAA Offensive Player of the Week (8/24) after an impressive opening week to the 2026 season. During the first week of the year, Lenert scored or assisted on all four Cougar goals, totaling three goals, one assist and a game-winner against FGCU to help the Cougars start the season 1-0-1.
SCOUTING WILLIAM & MARY — Following a 2-10-4 2025 campaign, William & Mary is 1-2-1 so far this season. The Tribe drew 1-1 at Elon to open CAA play. William & Mary was picked fifth in the CAA South Division preseason poll, while junior midfielder Thor Sigurjonsson collected a preseason CAA honorable mention nod.
MATCHUP HISTORY — Charleston is 5-13-3 all-time against William & Mary. The Cougars won both matches against the Tribe in 3-1 fashion last season. Charleston has won the last three contests between the two schools and hasn't lost to William & Mary since 2021.
THE WIGGANS FILE — Keith Wiggans enters his seventh season as head coach at his alma mater in 2026 after being promoted from associate head coach in December 2019.
Wiggans spent 11 seasons serving under his college coach and the program's all-time winningest coach, Ralph Lundy, who retired in following the 2019 season. Wiggans was an assistant coach for nine years and associate head coach for two seasons before taking over the program. He was part of the staff which won the Southern Conference title and made its fifth appearance in the NCAA Tournament in 2010.
Wiggans' Head Coaching Record
- 2020-21 (COVID-19): 1-4-3 (0-3-1 CAA)
- 2021: 5-8-3 (1-6-1 CAA)
- 2022: 5-7-5 (3-4-2 CAA)
- 2023: 6-6-5 (2-4-2 CAA)
- 2024: 10-6-2 (4-2-2 CAA)
- 2025: 6-8-3 (3-3-2 CAA)
- 2026: 2-0-1 (1-0-0 CAA)
- Overall Record: 35-39-23
- CAA Record: 14-22-10
LAST TIME OUT — Led by Stian Bendvold, the College of Charleston men's soccer team opened CAA play with a gritty 2-1 victory over Campbell Friday night at Shea Family Fields in Awendaw, S.C.
Bendvold opened the scoring in the 14th minute, lacing a shot into the top right corner of the net to give the Cougars a 1-0 advantage. Campbell quickly answered to level the match, but Bendvold responded in the 37th minute by connecting with Michiharu Takanashi for Charleston's second goal of the night, the goal that proved to be the game-winner.
UP NEXT — Charleston returns home for a non-conference contest against Winthrop at 6 p.m. Tuesday, September 8. The match will be broadcast on FloCollege and links to live stats and streams can be found on the Charleston men's soccer page on cofcsports.com.
For complete coverage of Charleston men's soccer, follow us on X (@CofCSoccer) and Instagram (@CofCSoccer).
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